Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 12:23pm On Mar 14, 2021 |
IYGEAL: Not your network. I have been experiencing that for quite some time now. Good to see this, thought my network is going crazy |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:50pm On Mar 13, 2021 |
Is NL super slow these days or is my network freaking slow  |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:03pm On Mar 11, 2021 |
ceaser: • 4200mah • Are those true capacities? • Is it protected 18650? It looks protected cos it's not the flat head 18650. You can tell there is no way it up to that 4200...the best you can hope for is 1500-1800mAh |
Business To Business › Re: Newly Found Shipping Agent For China Importers - Tested And Proven by mctfopt: 5:29am On Mar 10, 2021 |
And now the much awaited reviews are pouring in. Lemme read. Be right back  |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:28am On Mar 08, 2021 |
Shipping is the Nigeria's Achilles heel for mini importers, especially if the item has battery inside. Crazy shipping rates and serious long wait period. Meanwhile, I watch as our counterparts in other countries in Europe and America receive their battery goods shipped via sea and when it gets to the port gets handed over to either DHL or FedEx for onward delivery to the buyer. E dey pain me sha. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 11:16am On Mar 07, 2021 |
BetaTechnicians: is there an efficient way of getting the panels to the roof? I have been lucky with all the installs I've done regarding location of the panels.
et al Use rope to pull it up |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:40pm On Mar 06, 2021 |
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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 1:35pm On Mar 06, 2021 |
hancock: Will you be Top balancing the cells in parallel before you assemble them? I would advise you do so. Just finished a similar build with EVE cells 24v 280AH and overkill BMS It was an experimental build/ DYI hands on for a quick replacement of dead lead acid batteries. Was almost going for the Felicity lithium that has been heavily advertised here but thought otherwise as the reviews was not so favorable. In hindsight, the 24v 280AH build cost about 620k (could have been far less if I had opted for the 3 months sea shipment as against 3 weeks air freight and also choice of BMS) as against 450k for the 24v 200AH( ) Felicity lithium battery Awesome. How long did it take you to bring it up to balance using that bench power supply? |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 1:26pm On Mar 06, 2021 |
Valto: nice cells, the same with mine, but coupled with DALY BMS 150A with Bluetooth. spent about 400k inclusive the DALY BMS (almost 5months sea shipping though ) but that promised 3months shipping is now 6 to 7months in reality.  My yeye shipper took 7 months last year (April till Nov) E no funny. |
Phones › Re: The Head Phones And Earbuds Thread by mctfopt: 10:28am On Mar 06, 2021 |
anonymousey: Please have you used the Edifier nb2? If you have, what was your experience like? Currently using one. It rocks. ANC is superb for a wireless earbud. Totally enjoy travelling with it plugged on, I'm suddenly transported to my own world devoid of crazy passengers talks  |
Business To Business › Re: Newly Found Shipping Agent For China Importers - Tested And Proven by mctfopt: 2:38am On Mar 06, 2021 |
iroanthony: am looking for link for used laptop on 1688.com I only see new one any time I checked I think you may be better off buying used laptop in eBay instead of 1688, just my opinion though. |
Business To Business › Re: Newly Found Shipping Agent For China Importers - Tested And Proven by mctfopt: 2:37am On Mar 06, 2021 |
globalfanz: Kindly give me an honest review along these lines if you have used Nicargo. 1. Do they change contract terms midway through the contract? 2. Do they pick customer calls(If they are not trained in customer service then, while some say it is only WhatsApp and website. I will not be transacting with robots sorry)? 3. Is their $7/kg real or a means to trap unsuspecting potential customers 4. Hmmmm another koko, do they give real weight or fake weight? (All I have been using from here will always inflate weight from 0.5-4kg. I mean all, I always check with my two different weighing scales) Kindly review accordingly as I am eager to engage them for some procurement and shipping services. You really understand how the China procurement people can rip off unsuspecting clients. These questions are definitely coming from experience, especially that No 1 question.  I always wonder what is so difficult in having a hitch free customer service from most shipping logistic company. Most of it comes from the logistic company lying to "rope in clients" by giving ETA they can never fulfil and pricing they never really plan to stick to to lure you in. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 2:25am On Mar 06, 2021 |
ceaser: Then maybe it's best we don't let the BMS do the LVD. That job should be left to an external add-on device or to the inverter if it can be programmed.
On some their party installs that I supervised, I've been called on two occasions where the LFP went totally down and the voltage meter would not even display nada. Turned out the BMS disconnect occured. Solar power will not wake up the BMS neither did PHCN input via LFP charger. So I had to connect similar battery in parallel to wake it up.
The inverters were BTS 1050kva and load did not exceed 50 watts both occasion. They did not take a hit. So I suppose the negative impact of the BMS tripping on the inverter could also have to do with the extent of load when the disconnect happened.
But that KEYE name sha, is it a DEYE variant?  Keye could be anything  Yeah, solar power or the inverter charger was unable to wake up the BMS. Load when disconnect happened is just approximately 1.2KW. The Keye inverter was rated for 5KW and has been doing well without issues on lead acid battery. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 6:19pm On Mar 05, 2021 |
ovuobab: Like how long those their shipping take ? Shipping is dependent on courier services used. With FedEx or DHL takes within 4 days to 9 days. Via other means may take longer (dependent not on seller) but the logistics you chose and paid for. I once used a shifty forwarder via sea and it took 7 months to get to Nigeria!  |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 7:45am On Mar 05, 2021 |
ovuobab: Their payment method is a big confusion to me...i It is easy, just chat the seller. After agreeing on price and shipping (whether they are shipping to you directly or shipping to a forwarder in China all comes at a few). They will create a payment link for you which you will click on to pay with your debit card (ATM card). |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 7:02am On Mar 02, 2021 |
ovuobab: Wow...Can we talk on whatsapp please
07033752363 Not on WhatsApp, feel free to ask your questions here so others can learn too. |
Business › Re: Please delete by mctfopt: 7:00am On Mar 02, 2021 |
chris81964: I got my items 7 months later. And he called me every name in book for exposing him for the fraud he is. They have no shame whatsoever. I have deleted them from my phone book That's quite odd, I once had a similar experience with another forwarder (not online or in NL) who delayed my items between April 2020 till November 2020 all in the name of covid19 delay. Very hard to get a good forwarder without stories (or have you gotten one?). |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 3:20pm On Feb 28, 2021 |
ovuobab: Please how did it go? Gotten all the package since. There is no issue with shopping there apart from our usual shipping and logistics delay. |
Business › Re: Please delete by mctfopt: 9:47pm On Feb 27, 2021 |
chris81964: Sorry about you experience. Share so that more people are made aware . How did this saga later end? I guess virtually every logistic company from China to Nigeria has one unpleasant story or the other to their name. SMH. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:54pm On Feb 26, 2021 |
justcallmenuel: 220Ah Suc-cam tubular battery now available with 36 months warranty, #108,000. Call/WhatsApp us on 08168986461 Warranty in Nigeria is hardly ever honoured. But it'll be nice if they'll honour a year warranty. A seller with one year warranty started telling another story when batteries bought in June failed in December (I always wonder the number of cycles these type of batteries have  ) |
Business › Re: Has Anyone Used Echancargo.com To Buy Or Ship Items From China To Nigeria?? by mctfopt: 9:55am On Feb 26, 2021 |
Sallymacally: Has anyone used echancargo.com to buy or ship items from China to Nigeria?? I want to know if they are genuine Did you later use this service? |
Business To Business › Re: Newly Found Shipping Agent For China Importers - Tested And Proven by mctfopt: 9:53am On Feb 26, 2021 |
egobeket: Pls who have used echan mall before for procurement and shipping am about to pay them for goods importation. How did it go? Did you later use them? Did they deliver? |
Phones › Re: The Head Phones And Earbuds Thread by mctfopt: 7:29am On Feb 26, 2021 |
The5DME: Someone please help me. The earbud for my left ear just stopped working. It will connect normally, to the other ear: the right ear. But it works for some time, like 1 minutes, then disconnects on it's own. I don't know what's wrong with it and there no way I can open it maybe there's a faulty wire in it. I think that one is bad. Had a similar experience with a ₦5K earbud that I bought in Jumia (when the type o bought at AliExpress was taking too much time to get here). After like two months, the left stopped charging and that was the end of it. Cheap Chinese BT earbuds usually fail. I guess that's why it's cheap.  |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:30am On Feb 26, 2021 |
adrusa: My concern about the batteryless function is the high VOC it requires. One will need to rearrange the panels. That's another issue one has to arrange in that situation. |
Business To Business › Re: Newly Found Shipping Agent For China Importers - Tested And Proven by mctfopt: 5:29am On Feb 26, 2021 |
obamma: All of them are not reliable. They say one thing and to deliver na war. Better ship through post Wish shipping through post is an option in this situation, but it ain't due to the size, weight and type of goods. Anyways thanks for the heads up. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 7:07pm On Feb 25, 2021 |
Valto: the batteryless function on my smksolar and sorotec is good. my bms has tripped on few occasions and nothing happened. i only reactivated the bms and it started working again That batteryless function rocks. I think more inverters should incorporate that feature. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:10pm On Feb 25, 2021 |
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Business To Business › Re: Newly Found Shipping Agent For China Importers - Tested And Proven by mctfopt: 11:52am On Feb 24, 2021 |
My friends wants to ship some stuffs via sea from China, and needs a reputable shipping company. I need user reviews to help him make this choice. |
Business To Business › Re: Newly Found Shipping Agent For China Importers - Tested And Proven by mctfopt: 8:18pm On Feb 21, 2021 |
RCDIY: I intentionally spread my late December/early January orders (about 10 orders) over a number of 'shippers' who advertised here. It's was a horrible mistake in most part. Too many stories. After sometime, my aim was no longer to make profit but to minimise losses. Of course they'd make excuses and quickly absolve themselves of blames. Stuff that were advertised for 7 - 10 days took over 25 - 30 days yet the agent insisted on collecting his stated sum. I paid extras for 3 - 5 days shipping. Items arrived in over 30 days... Lol. Most of these guys are just plain mean.
My advice: 1. Make up your mind that there will be delays in shipments.
2. If what you're buying is not too expensive and quantities are small, please buy from AliExpress and ship through the post office. Some items I ordered on Ali arrived before these the ones I paid extras for.
3. Don't believe their shipping duration at all. All these 3 - 5 days/ 7 - 10 days na wash.
4. Do not contact anyone here if you're not a VERY patient person.
5. If your order is for business and profit margins are low, please don't use anyone here.
I may give more details of my experience in due course. For now, I'm still mourning my losses. This country is hard.
This is strictly my opinion stemming from my experience. There's someone here though, who was quite consistent in my dealings with him but I honestly find his approach a bit too cold for my liking. I've also told him same. I have given a positive review of his services earlier and have a pending order with him at the moment still within projected timeline. Maybe those goods would help me recover some of the losses I've incurred.
And to the shippers: If you feel any of this post refer to you, your response should be an apology. If you post anything under this post to justify the horrors I've experienced, I'll single you out and tear you to shreds with receipts/evidences Please when you do tag me. So we can separate the chaff from the wheat. I love a good user review, it beats any ad made by any company  |
Phones › Re: The Head Phones And Earbuds Thread by mctfopt: 5:03am On Feb 16, 2021 |
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Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 2:02pm On Feb 13, 2021 |
wizkitvick: Can someone recommend a brand of wrist watch to sell and link to a reliable seller on aliexpress If it's smart watch I'll recommend any model by Huawei or Honor, Xiaomi, Amazfit etc. But if it is not smartwatch I'll say to read reviews (lots of it), also consider the pricing before you buy. As the saying goes you get what you pay for  |
Investment › Re: Is DW Arerben A Scam Investment? by mctfopt: 6:56pm On Feb 06, 2021 |
murphyrichy: Nigerians we need to wise up, if anyone knows how to double money like this eeeh, He will first enrich himself and his family members b4 looking at the public. This is 100% unadulterated truth. But of course, greedy peeps will say you are the enemy of their progress  |